Qualified Professional (QP) - Part Time in Twin Cities Metro area

All Home Health Inc•Bloomington, MN

4d•$37•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a Qualified Professional (QP) to provide both phone and in-person support to clients in their homes throughout the Twin Cities Metro area. This role offers flexible, self-directed scheduling, with opportunities to build your caseload up to 15–20 hours per week. Ideal candidates are available during day and evening hours to support new client starts, trainings, and new service openings. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working directly with people, being active in the community, and maintaining a flexible work-life balance. Since 1988, All Home Health, Inc. has been a family owned and operated in-home health care agency. We work to serve adults and children (clients) living with disabilities in MN by hiring personal care assistants (direct support staff) who work in the homes assisting with activities of daily living (grooming, bathing, feeding, transfers, toileting, etc.). We live and breathe our Core Values; Dedication, Integrity, Heart for People, Team Player, Growth Oriented. It's how we run our business and what makes us who we are. If you align, this may be just the place for YOU! The QP responsibilities include but not limited to; monitoring, recording, and supervising personal care services performed by the Caregiver to their respective clients. The QP does this through periodic visits to the client's home (or via phone for every other visit) in a timely manner according to DHS standards. The visits include client care plan development, monitoring, and training of the Caregivers based on the care plan. Supervision of the services and also includes evaluating Caregivers, once trained, as to whether they can perform the client's cares properly and are able to communicate and document changes in the client's condition. A QP may also spend time with the client helping them maintain their services through submitting documentation to their county of residence or to the Department of Human Services. Performing these tasks according to Department of Human Services' guidelines will ensure recipients of services are receiving them appropriately and to their expectations. Caseload: 50–70 clients, with periodic visits and documentation, building up to 20 hours per week.

Requirements

The QP must be able to submit documentation in a timely manner
Bi-weekly timesheet submission to main office
Ability to work with little direct supervision and make appropriate judgments
Demonstrate dependability, tact, and ability to follow orders
Be free of dependency on mood altering chemicals including alcohol
Ability to communicate effectively with the client and AHH, Inc. staff, respond appropriately to client needs, and report changes in the client's condition to the AHH, Inc.
Ability to pass a MN Department of Human Services background check
Ability to join a once-a-month nurse team meeting
A Registered Nurse must be licensed with the Minnesota Board of Nursing and maintain an active status. Proof of active nursing status must be provided to AHH, Inc.
A Licensed Social Worker
A Mental Health Professional (defined as one of the following): a licensed independent clinical social worker or a psychologist licensed by the Board of Psychology or a physician licensed under chapter 147 if the physician is: (i) certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; (ii) certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry; or (iii) eligible for board certification in psychiatry or a licensed marriage and family therapist or a licensed professional clinical counselor.
A Qualified Designated Coordinator (must have at a minimum): A baccalaureate degree in a field related to human services, and one year of full-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older or An associate degree in a field related to human services, and two years of full-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older or A diploma in a field related to human services from an accredited postsecondary institution and three years of full-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older.

Responsibilities

monitoring, recording, and supervising personal care services performed by the Caregiver to their respective clients
periodic visits to the client's home (or via phone for every other visit) in a timely manner according to DHS standards
client care plan development, monitoring, and training of the Caregivers based on the care plan
evaluating Caregivers, once trained, as to whether they can perform the client's cares properly and are able to communicate and document changes in the client's condition
spend time with the client helping them maintain their services through submitting documentation to their county of residence or to the Department of Human Services